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July 1 to July 27, 2001

 

A. Work & Education

 

Article: Carrie Johnson. 2001. "Sometimes It Doesn't Pay to Stick Around After Layoffs," Washington Post, pg. L01. July 8, 2001.

Summary:
Clinging to a job amidst layoffs could put workers at risk of being let go without severance benefits.

Location:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A30033-2001Jul6.html

Study cited:
American Bankruptcy Institute. 2001. First Quarter Bankruptcies Reach Second Highest Three-Month Period in History. Alexandria, VA: American Bankruptcy Institute.

Available from:
American Bankruptcy Institute. www.abiworld.org

Price:
Available free online.

Keywords:
employee benefits; job security.

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Article: Sara Kehaulani Goo. 2001. "'Mixed Story' on Minority Businesses," Washington Post, pg. E02. July 13, 2001.

Summary:
Even though minority business ownership is up, whites still own or control a majority of business.

Location:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A54282-2001Jul12.html

Study cited:
U.S. Commerce Department's Minority Business Development Agency. 1997. 1997 Survey of Minority-Owned Business Enterprises Analysis. Washington, DC: U.S. Commerce Department.

Available from:
U.S. Commerce Department's Minority Business Development Agency, www.mbda.gov

Price:
Free

Keywords:
business ownership, minorities.

 

Article: William Raspberry. 2001. “Filling the Learning Gap.” Washington Post, A15. 7/16/01.

Summary: Columnist William Raspberry analyzes the American Federation of Teachers’ call for universal pre-school.

Location: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A1426-2001Jul15.html

Study cited: Sandra Feldman. 2001. Remarks to the AFT QuEST Conference. Washington, DC: American Federation of Teachers.

Available from: American Federation of Teachers, www.aft.org

Price: Free  

Keywords: child development, education, children

 

Article: David Leonhardt. 2001. “Jobless Rates Don't Convey A Key Aspect: Does It Last?” The New York Times. 7/15/01.

Summary: When comparing unemployment rates internationally, national circumstances must also be considered.

Location: http://www.nytimes.com/2001/07/15/business/15VIEW.html?searchpv=day05

Study cited: Olivier Blanchard and Pedro Portugal. 2001. “What Hides Behind an Unemployment Rate: Comparing Portuguese and U.S. Labor Markets.” American Economic Review, 91(1): pp. 187-207. March, 2001.

Available from: The American Economic Association, 2014 Broadway, Suite 305 Nashville, TN 37203,  Fax: 615-343-7590  www.vanderbilt.edu/AEA/

Price: $15 (can be ordered via fax or mail ONLY)  

Keywords: international comparisons, unemployment

   

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B. Politics & Society

 

Article: Jeff Baron. 2001. "For 'Sandwich Generation,' Life's a Picnic, Study Finds," Washington Post, pg. B03. July 11, 2001.

Summary:
A recent AARP study finds that being between generations is a comfort area for baby boomers.

Location:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A44155-2001Jul10.html

Study cited:
AARP. 2001. In the Middle: A Report on Multicultural Boomers Coping With Family and Aging Issues. Washington, DC: AARP.

Available from:
AARP. www.aarp.org

Price:
Free

Keywords:
family composition.

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Article: Dan Balz. 2001. "Study Finds National Voting Disparity," Washington Post, pg. A03. July 9, 2001.

Summary:
Higher Error Rate Found in Low-Income, Minority Areas; Upgraded Machines Would Help, Review Says.

Location:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A33673-2001Jul8.html

Study cited:
U.S. House Government Reform Committee. 2001. Income and Racial Disparities in the Undercount in the 2000 Presidential Election. Washington, DC: House Government Reform Committee.

Available from:
Rep. Henry J. Waxman (D-CA). www.house.gov/waxman/

Price:
Free

Keywords:
minorities; poverty; voting.

 

Article: Darryl Fears. 2001. “Schools' Racial Isolation Growing.” Washington Post, A03. 7/18/01.

Summary: As federal courts rolled back school desegregation plans over the last decade, black and Latino students became more segregated in impoverished school districts than at any time in the last 30 years.

Location: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11185-2001Jul17.html

Study cited: Gary Orfield and Nora Gordon. 2001. Schools More Separate: Consequences of a Decade of Resegregation. Boston, MA: The Civil Rights Project at Harvard University.

Available from: The Civil Rights Project at Harvard University, www.law.harvard.edu/civilrights/

Price: Free

Keywords: minorities, schools, public

 

Article: Katherine Q. Seelye. 2001. “Study Says 2000 Election Missed Millions of Votes.” The New York Times. 7/17/01.

Summary: A new study of the 2000 presidential election has found that 4 million to 6 million votes of the 100 million cast last November were not counted. The survey cited faulty voting equipment, confusing ballots, voter error and problems at polling places, including long lines, short hours and inconvenient locations.

Location: http://www.nytimes.com/2001/07/17/politics/17VOTE.html?searchpv=day03

Study cited: David Baltimore, Charles Vest, et al. 2001. Voting - What Is, What Could Be. Boston, MA: Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Available from: The Caltech-MIT Voting Technology Project, http://web.mit.edu/voting/

Price: Free

Keywords: federal government, voting

 

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C. Family life

 

Article: Sandra G. Boodman. "Flush With Success: Children in Single-Parent Families Excel in Toilet Training," Washington Post, pg. HE04. July 10, 2001.

Summary:
A recent study shows that single parents are more successful toilet training their children, on average.

Location:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38727-2001Jul9.html

Study cited:
Schum, Timothy R., et al. 2001. "Factors Associated With Toilet Training in the 1990s," Ambulatory Pediatrics, 1(2): pp. 79-86. March 2001.

Available from:
Ambulatory Pediatrics. http://ampe.allenpress.com/ampeonline/

Price:
Available free online.

Keywords:
child development, single parents

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Article: Eric Nagourney. 2001. "Clearing the Air for Children of Smokers," New York Times, July 10, 2001.

Summary:
Doctors are trying to find creative ways to reduce children's exposure to their parents' second-hand smoke.

Location:
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/07/10/health/10VITA-1.html?searchpv=day03

Study cited:
Emmons, Karen, et al. 2001. "A Randomized Trial to Reduce Passive Smoke Exposure in Low-Income Households With Young Children," Pediatrics, 108(1): pp. 18-24. July 2001.

Available from:
Pediatrics, www.pediatrics.org

Price:
$5

Keywords:
health, children; parenting, smoking

 

Article: Glenda Cooper. 2001. “Child Welfare Improving, Study Says.” Washington Post, A03. 7/19/01.

Summary: The teen death rate and the rate of births to teenage mothers continued their declines in the late 1990s, dropping to the lowest point in two decades thanks to better economic opportunities and intensified community efforts.

Location: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A17773-2001Jul18.html

Study cited: Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics. 2001. America's Children: Key National Indicators of Wellbeing 2001. Washington, DC: Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics.

Available from: Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics, www.childstats.gov

Price: Free

Keywords: child welfare, teenage pregnancy

 

Article: Jane E. Brody. 2001. “A Human Touch Is Added to Infant Formulas.” The New York Times. 7/17/01.

Summary: The Food and Drug Administration has just approved the addition to infant formula of two fatty acids that can enhance the neurological and visual development of children who are not breast-fed.

Location: http://www.nytimes.com/2001/07/17/health/children/17BROD.html?searchpv=day03

Study cited: Suzie J Otto, et al. 2001. “Changes in the maternal essential fatty acid profile during early pregnancy and the relation of the profile to diet.” American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 73(2): pp. 302-307. February 2001.

Available from: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, www.ajcn.org

Price: $8

Keywords: health, infants, nutrition

 

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D. Health & Reproductive Issues

 

Article: Sandra G. Boodman. "Fat Kids, Bad to the Bones Early Obesity May Increase the Risk of Osteoporosis Later," Washington Post, pg. HE07. July 3, 2001.

Summary:
Although there is evidence that obesity in adults strengthens bones and reduces the risk of osteoporosis, overweight children do not share the same benefits.

Location:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10764-2001Jul2.html

Study cited:
Ackerman, A. et al. 2001. Sex differences in the relationship of fat mass to bone mineral content in children and adolescents. New York, NY: Columbia University.

Available from:
The Endocrine Society, www.endo-society.org

Price:
Available free online.

Keywords:
health, children; obesity; osteoporosis.

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Article: David Brown. 2001. "Study Raises New Question on Tamoxifen Risk," Washington Post, pg. A05. July 4, 2001.

Summary:
The estrogen-blocking drug Tamoxifen may be linked to post-masectomy cancer relapse.

Location:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A15812-2001Jul3.html

Study cited:
Li, Christopher et al. "Tamoxifen Therapy for Primary Breast Cancer and Risk of Contralateral Breast Cancer," Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 93(13): pp. 1008-1013. July 4, 2001.

Available from:
Journal of the National Cancer Institute, www.jnci.oupjournals.org

Price:
$12

Keywords:
cancer, breast; medical treatment.

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Article: Eric Nagourney. 2001. "Study Says Asthma Care Lags for Blacks," New York Times, July 10, 2001.

Summary:
New study reveals that asthma care and treatment in the U.S. differs drastically depending on the patient's race.

Location: 

http://www.nytimes.com/2001/07/10/health/10VITA-2.html?searchpv=day02

Study cited:
Krishnan, Jerry, et al. 2001. "Race and Sex Differences in Consistency of Care With National Asthma Guidelines in Managed Care Organizations," Archives of Internal Medicine, 161(13): pp. 1660-1668. July 9, 2001.

Available from:
Archives of Internal Medicine, http://archinte.ama-assn.org/

Price:
$9 to view article online.

Keywords:
health care; racial comparisons, medical treatment

 

Article: Washington Post Staff. 2001. “Think You're Trim Enough? Think Again.” Washington Post, HE05. 7/17/01.

Summary: New research shows that body-mass indexes previously considered safe aren’t.

Location: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6432-2001Jul16.html

Study cited: Alison E. Field, et al. 2001. “Impact of Overweight on the Risk of Developing Common Chronic Diseases During a 10-Year Period.” Archives of Internal Medicine, 161(13): pp. 1581-1586. 7/9/01.

Available from: Archives of Internal Medicine, http://archinte.ama-assn.org/

Price: Free

Keywords: health risks, obesity

 

Article: Reuters. 2001. “A New View of Caffeine During Pregnancy.” The New York Times. 7/17/01.

Summary: A new study provides evidence that a pregnant woman can consume moderate amounts of caffeine without impairing her baby's growth and development.

Location: http://www.nytimes.com/2001/07/17/health/nutrition/17COFF.html?searchpv=day03

Study cited: Laura M. Grosso, et al. 2001. “Maternal Caffeine Intake and Intrauterine Growth Retardation.” Epidemiology, 21(4): pp. 447-455. July, 2001.

Available from: Epidemiology, www.epidem.com

Price: Free

Keywords: birth defects, diet

 

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E. Poverty & Income

 

Article: Danny Hakim. 2001. "401(k) Accounts Are Losing Money for the First Time," New York Times. July 9, 2001.

Summary:
As the stock market continues to cool, retirement plans are losing much of their original potential.

Location:
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/07/09/business/09INVE.html?searchpv=day03

Study cited:
Cerulli Associates. 2001. Market Update: The 401(k) Industry. Boston, MA: Cerulli Associates.

Available from:
Cerulli Associates. www.cerulli.com

Price:
$10,000 (Abstract available for free online).

Keywords:
investment, retirement

 

Article: Gretchen Morgenson. 2001. “What Government Gives, It Can Take Away.” The New York Times 7/15/01.

Summary: Benefits of the tax cut may be offset for many by an increase in taxes on certain employee benefits.

Location: http://www.nytimes.com/2001/07/15/business/15WATC.html?searchpv=day05

Study cited: National Center for Employee Ownership. 2001. A Statistical Profile of Employee Ownership. Oakland, CA: National Center for Employee Ownership.

Available from: National Center for Employee Ownership, www.nceo.org

Price: Free

Keywords: employee benefits, taxes

 

Article: Rick Wartzman. 2001. “How Minimum Wage Lost Its Status As a Tool of Social Progress in the U.S.” The Wall Street Journal, Page 1. 7/19/01.

Summary: Minimum wage has gone from a benefit for low-wage workers to being a drag on business and employees.

Location: http://interactive.wsj.com/

Study cited: William J. Carrington and Bruce C. Fallick. 1999. Minimum Wage Careers? Washington, DC: The Federal Reserve Board.

Available from: The Federal Reserve Board, http://www.federalreserve.gov/pubs/feds/1999/199946/199946abs.html

Price: Free

Keywords: low-income families, minimum wage

 

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F. Of Interest

 

Article: Louis Uchitelle. 2001. "Lacking Pensions, Older Divorced Women Remain at Work," New York Times, June 26, 2001.

Summary:
Hundreds of thousands of women in their 60's, part of the surge of divorces that started a generation ago, are finding themselves forced to stay in the work force because they lack sufficient money to retire.

Location:
http://www.nytimes.com

Keywords:
divorce, retirement

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Article: William Julius Williams and Andrew J. Cherlin. 2001. "The Real Test of Welfare Reform Still Lies Ahead," New York Times, July 13, 2001.

Summary:
Even though many economists are optimistic about the outcome of welfare reform, the plan has yet to bear fruit in the form of inproved economic postions for former recipients.

Location:
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/07/13/opinion/13WILS.html?searchpv=nytToday

Keywords:
economics, welfare reform.

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Article: David Wessel. 2001. “Notes on Riding The Third Rail,” Wall Street Journal, July 5, 2001.

Summary:
Wessel outlines several essential arguments in the now-public Social Security debate.

Location:
http://interactive.wsj.com/

Keywords:
federal government, Social Security

 

Article: Stephanie Coontz. 2001. “Not Much Sense in Those Census Stories.” Washington Post, B03. 7/15/01.

Summary: Census information does not accurately depict American life.

Location: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A60768-2001Jul13.html

Keywords: demographics

 

Article: John D. McKinnon and Jacob M. Schlesinger. 2001. “Bush Hopes to Sell Social Security Reform To Minorities and Women -- a Tall Order.” The Wall Street Journal. 7/19/01.

Summary: In his long-shot bid to overhaul Social Security, President Bush will soon begin seeking support from two groups that are hardly his natural allies -- women and minorities.

Location: http://interactive.wsj.com/

Keywords: minorities, Social Security, women

 

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